Dictionary

similarly en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɪm.ə.lə.li/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈsɪm.əli/ haplology
• /ˈsɪmə.lɚ.li/ (Canada, General-American)
• (California, Southern) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English similar Middle English -ly English -ly English similarly From similar + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a like style or manner.
   • The solitary, lumbering trolls of Scandinavian mythology would sometimes be turned to stone by exposure to sunlight. Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll. 2013 June 8, “Obama goes troll-hunting”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 55:
   • The sisters dressed similarly.
2. (conjunctive) Used to link similar items.

Forms

Antonyms

differently · contrarily · dissimilarly

Synonyms

reciprocally · equivalently · similarly · otherways · likewise · alike · in kind · agreeably · likewise

Translations (48)

sh slìčno (in a similar style or manner) · fr semblablement (in a similar style or manner) · ckb ھەروەھا (in a similar style or manner) · nl gelijk (in a similar style or manner) · cmn 同樣地 /同样地 (in a similar style or manner) · ja 同様に (in a similar style or manner) · it similarmente (in a similar style or manner) · fr pareillement (in a similar style or manner) · es igualmente (in a similar style or manner) · la similiter (in a similar style or manner) · gd mar an ceudna (in a similar style or manner) · ka ასევე (in a similar style or manner) · cmn 類似地 /类似地 (in a similar style or manner) · ga ar an mbealach céanna (in a similar style or manner) · pt similarmente (in a similar style or manner) · ru подо́бным о́бразом (in a similar style or manner) · ka მსგავსად (in a similar style or manner) · sh слѝчно (in a similar style or manner) · es similarmente (in a similar style or manner) · ru подо́бно (in a similar style or manner) · bg подобно (in a similar style or manner) · fi samoin (in a similar style or manner) · it similmente (in a similar style or manner) · de ähnlich (in a similar style or manner) · hu hasonlóan (in a similar style or manner) · nl op dezelfde manier (in a similar style or manner) · ca semblantment (in a similar style or manner) · got 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍉 (in a similar style or manner) · es de la misma manera (in a similar style or manner) · es asimismo (in a similar style or manner) · ga mar an gcéanna (in a similar style or manner) · sv likaledes (in a similar style or manner) · ga ar an gcuma chéanna (in a similar style or manner) · bg по същия начин (in a similar style or manner) · sv likadant (in a similar style or manner) · cs podobně (in a similar style or manner) · pl analogicznie (in a similar style or manner) · fi samaten (in a similar style or manner) · ru аналоги́чно (in a similar style or manner) · grc ὁμοίως (in a similar style or manner) · eo simile (in a similar style or manner) · fr similairement (in a similar style or manner) · he בדומה (in a similar style or manner) · fi vastaavasti (in a similar style or manner) · pl podobnie (in a similar style or manner) · ru та́к же (in a similar style or manner) · cmn 相似地 (in a similar style or manner) · nl evenzo (in a similar style or manner)